A top Palestinian terrorist was killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip. Wednesday’s operation signaled a return to the policy of “targeted killings” following this week’s suicide bombing in Netanya. A leader of the Popular Resistance Committees, a coalition of terrorists who broke off from more mainstream factions, died when a missile struck his car. Three other occupants, whose identities were not immediately clear, were wounded.
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